Cleaner for chicken houses



Sept. 17, 1929. v J. E. BLOW 1,128 2 CLEANER FOR CHICKEN HOUSES Filed Dec. 51. 1926 INVENTOR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH E. BLOW, OF LA CYGNE, KANSAS CLEANER FOB CHICKEN HOUSES Application filed December 31, 1926. Serial No. 158,269.

The object of my invention is to provide or otherwise moved into the trough 14, after a very eflicient, cheap, simple, but sturdy which the sprocket wheel 13 is rotated by the dropping board and cleaner for chicken handle 16, and as thechain is set in riotion roosts, and with this and other objects in view the blades or paddles 15 are dragged along my invention consists of the parts and comthe trough and carry the droppings with 55 bination of parts as will be hereinafter specithem to the opening 8 in the bottom of the fied. trough through which the droppings fall into In the drawings: a suitable receptacle positioned below said Figure 1 is a top plan View of my improved opening. device. It will be seen that by the use of myim- 60 Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section proved device thatthe cleaning of chicken through Figure 1, 011 the line 2-2, Figure 1. houses is very muchfacilitated, and that the The reference numerals 1 and 2 designate refuse is delivered outside of the building standards upon which the dropping boards, without handling. cleaner and roosts are supported. What I claim is: I 65 An under frame 3 is secured to the posts In adevice of the character described, the which support stringers 4 extending lengthcombination with a dropping board, a trough wise of the frame upon which the flooring 5 partially underlying and partially projecting is secured; there being suitable additional from one edge of said board, said trough supports or post 6 for the underframe. The projecting at both ends beyond the ends of the 70 flooring constitutes the dropping board. The board, a port in the bottom of the trough beroosts (not shown) are supported on the yond oneend of the dropping board, a longistandards 1 and E2; and in this connection it tu'dinally extending partition in said trough will be seen that the posts 2 are passed terminating short of the ends of said trough through the dropping board 5 back from the but beyond the ends of the dropping board, 75 edge of the board to insure the droppings falla conveyor chain mounted in said trough, and ing upon the board 5. adapted to convey droppings in the trough At the forward or front edge portion of beyond one end of the dropping board to the dropping board 5, I construct a trough 7 said port through which they are expelled having bottom and side walls, the front edge from the trough; p 30 of the board 5 projecting over said trough as In testlmony whereof I afiix my signature. shown. I form an opening 8 through the p JOSEPH E. BLOW.

bottom wall of the trough at one end thereof which will be hereinafter referred to. The trough is divided by a partition 9 extending s5 lengthwise thereof but terminating short of each end of the trough.

At each end of the trough I position stub shafts 10 and 11 upon which are keyed respectively sprocket wheels 12 and 13. A

drive chain 14 is mounted upon said sprocket wheels and travels from end to end of said trough 7, and on each side of the partition 9.

This chain 14 is provided with drag blades 45 or paddles 15. The shaft 11 is provided with a crank handle 16 by means of which the sprocket wheel 13 is rotated, which in turn drives the chain 14 and through it the sprocket wheel 12. 50 The droppings on the board 5 are brushed, 

